Hilary Lunke

United States · born June 7, 1979, Edina, Minnesota, United States

1major championship, LPGA count

U.S. Women's Open1 win

Summary

First major 2003 U.S. Women's Open

Wins

2003 U.S. Women's Open Pumpkin Ridge G.C. (Witch Hollow Course) · 283 (-1) · won a playoff against Angela Stanford and Kelly Robbins

Rivals

Beaten in finals and playoffs

Angela StanfordLost a playoff to Hilary Lunke, 2003 U.S. Women's OpenKelly RobbinsLost a playoff to Hilary Lunke, 2003 U.S. Women's Open

Moments

2003 U.S. Women's Open On the 18th hole of the Monday playoff, Angela Stanford holed a 25-foot birdie putt from the fringe to tie, and Lunke then rolled in a 15-foot birdie putt to win outright.
2003 U.S. Women's Open On Sunday Sorenstam, tied for the lead, hit her 4-wood second shot into the par-5 72nd hole far right behind the scoreboard; after a lengthy ruling and two drops she chipped into a bunker and missed a 12-foot par putt, finishing one stroke out of the playoff.

Records and firsts

2003 U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open first: qualifier to win

Results by championship

Best day

2003 U.S. Women's Open

Pumpkin Ridge G.C. (Witch Hollow Course), North Plains, OR · 283 (-1) · won a playoff against Angela Stanford and Kelly Robbins (18-hole Monday playoff)

On the 18th hole of the Monday playoff, Angela Stanford holed a 25-foot birdie putt from the fringe to tie, and Lunke then rolled in a 15-foot birdie putt to win outright.

On Sunday Sorenstam, tied for the lead, hit her 4-wood second shot into the par-5 72nd hole far right behind the scoreboard; after a lengthy ruling and two drops she chipped into a bunker and missed a 12-foot par putt, finishing one stroke out of the playoff.

Record: qualifier to win

Chosen by rule: the major win our record tables single out. Year page: 2003.

Career line, 2003–2003

U.S. Women's Open

2003 U.S. Women's Open: won

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Major win

Hilary Lunke was born on June 7, 1979, in Edina, Minnesota, United States. Lunke won one major championship by the LPGA's official count: the 2003 U.S. Women's Open.

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The record

Wins in the majors (1)

Count and list are the LPGA official major-championship record as given in our U.S. Women's Open champions table.

2003 U.S. Women's Open Pumpkin Ridge G.C. (Witch Hollow Course), North Plains, OR · 283 (-1) · won a playoff against Angela Stanford and Kelly Robbins (18-hole Monday playoff)

Records and firsts

Rows from our record tables that name this player, worded as the tables word them.

2003 U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open first: qualifier to win

Sources

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Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.